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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>***<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>New MAGIC SYMPOSIUM UPDATE</span></b>***<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS 11TH
ANNUAL MEETING</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Imperial Palace Hotel, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Las
Vegas</st1:City></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 22 - June 25, 2007</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com/"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>magicians</span></b> at the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“Magic
of Consciousness” Symposium</span></b>, hosted <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>at ASSC11 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Las Vegas</st1:City></st1:place></span></b>,
have announced the topics of their presentations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Teller, of Penn
& Teller</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, will speak about the difference between motion and
action<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“Action is motion
with a purpose” <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Apollo Robbins</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
Professional Thief and Pickpocket, who <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>successfully
pickpocketed the presidential secret service</span></b> guarding Jimmy Carter,
will discuss:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>“<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Misdirection is the story that you make them remember”</span></i></b><br>
Or how the audience believes what they are tricked into believing, despite
evidence to the contrary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Mac King</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, headliner at
Harrah's on The Strip, will speak about why:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“It’s a bad
idea to do the same trick twice”</span></font></i></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And why magicians never announce their tricks in advance <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>James Randi, aka <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The
Amaz!ng Randi</span></b>, and Founder of the James Randi Foundation will
present: </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Implying data that isn</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>’</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
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font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>t there</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>”</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>Or how an audience can be lulled into
eagerly accepting suggestions and unspoken information<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>Johnny Thompson, from <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>The Great Tomsoni</span></b> and <st1:place w:st="on">Co.</st1:place>
will talk about:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>“Closing all the doors”<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>Or the importance of reducing all potential
explanations to nothing but magic<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>For more details, visit ASSC11’s
website at: <a href="http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com/">http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=2 face="Lucida Grande"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>Register for ASSC11 now
and <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>don’t miss this once-in-a lifetime
event</span></b>!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>***<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>EARLY REGISTRATION
& ABSTRACT SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 16</span></b>, 2007***<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Submit by filling out the appropriate form at: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com/"
title="http://assc2007.neuralcorrelate.com/"><font color=black><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ASSC members and anybody applying for ASSC membership
(regular, affiliate, or student) by April 16 are eligible for <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION RATES</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ASSC Membership fees are much smaller than the registration
discount applicable to members, so become an ASSC member now!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>You can find out more about ASSC, and <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>apply for membership at <a
href="http://assc.caltech.edu/" title="http://assc.caltech.edu/"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://assc.caltech.edu</span></font></a></span></b>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Las
Vegas</st1:City></st1:place>!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ASSC11 Co-Chairs<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Susana Martinez-Conde & Steve Macknik<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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